261 right at home.

A day out riding the Harley? I don't think so.

WSOR deadheads the passenger equipment through McFarland enroute to Janesville and the Fox Lake sub.

Steve Sandburg tightens a valve, soon the 261 will highball this service stop.

Only a few moments before, the sounds of a BNSF freight train slugging it upriver on the other side of Lock and Dam #6 provided a nice audio backdrop to the quiet of the Mississippi Valley evening... (more)

I had set up for this shot at the old CNW Waunakee depot without the family. When they showed up just before traintime and settled in on the platform I was grumbling and moaning under my breath. ... (more)

WSOR ran a charter from Madison to Mid-Continent Railway Museum on this start to the Memorial-Day weekend. The flags are flying and the wig wags swinging in tiny Dane as the train crosses Militar... (more)

261 is serviced and inspected at La Crosse. The dirty engine photographs well.

All bicycle activity on the sidewalk has ceased for the time being.

Milwaukee 261 bends into the setting sun heading home.

There will be no stopping to pick up passengers at the Dells today..

This group of kids waiting to board a late Amtrak Empire Builder got an unexpected living history lesson when Milwaukee 261 showed up at their platform. Some were terrorized by the hissing black ... (more)

A film crew gets some footage while 261 gets serviced in Portage. Note that even the cement hopper is lettered "MILW" and the last 2 digits are "61".

On home rails Milwaukee 261 heads west.

The only active RR tunnel in Wisconsin sees a special train.